Patents by Inventor Jeffry B. Hauptmann

Jeffry B. Hauptmann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Cavity mold alignment system for blow mold tooling
    Patent number: 10703021
    Abstract: An injection station of an injection blow molding machine. The injection station comprises a lower die plate and an upper die plate, with lower and upper die plates being shiftable relative to one another between an open position and a closed position. The injection station additionally includes one or more lower mold halves rigidly secured to the lower die plate. The injection station additionally includes one or more upper mold halves floatingly secured to the upper die plate such that positions of the upper mold halves are configured to be adjusted with respect to the upper die plate. Each of the lower mold halves corresponds with an upper mold half to present one or more mold cavities when the lower and upper die plates are in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: R&D Tool & Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Brian R. Lefebure, Jincheng Chen, Jeffry B. Hauptmann
  • CAVITY MOLD ALIGNMENT SYSTEM FOR BLOW MOLD TOOLING
    Publication number: 20180345564
    Abstract: An injection station of an injection blow molding machine. The injection station comprises a lower die plate and an upper die plate, with lower and upper die plates being shiftable relative to one another between an open position and a closed position. The injection station additionally includes one or more lower mold halves rigidly secured to the lower die plate. The injection station additionally includes one or more upper mold halves floatingly secured to the upper die plate such that positions of the upper mold halves are configured to be adjusted with respect to the upper die plate. Each of the lower mold halves corresponds with an upper mold half to present one or more mold cavities when the lower and upper die plates are in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Brian R. Lefebure, Jincheng Chen, Jeffry B. Hauptmann